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[[Image:main2.PNG|220px|thumb|"It was my Lederhosen!"]]
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[[Image:main2.PNG|220px|thumb|Those are [[In Search of the Yello Dello Commentary|Strong Sad's Lederhosen]]!]]
Homestar Runner is in the mountains, complete with Alpine attire.
Homestar Runner is in the mountains, complete with Alpine attire.
'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Homestar Runner}}
'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Homestar Runner}}
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'''Places:''' The Alps
'''Icon:''' Mountains
'''Icon:''' Mountains
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'''Page title:''' "Homestar Runner"
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'''Page Title:''' The Homestar Von Trapper Family Singers!
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'''Earlier Page Title:''' Homestar Runner
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'''Earlier Earlier Page Title:''' Homestar Runner dot Com!!!
==Button Effects==
==Button Effects==
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*'''Toons''' - A bald eagle flies by.
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*'''[[TV Time Toons Menu|Toons]]''' {{--}} A bald eagle flies by.
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*'''Games''' - A fish jumps out of the river.
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*'''[[Scrolling Shooter Games Menu|Games]]''' {{--}} A fish jumps out of and back into the river.
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*'''Characters''' - One of the trees in the background becomes a Christmas tree.
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*'''[[Character Videos|Characters]]''' {{--}} One of the trees in the background becomes decorated bottom-to-top like a Christmas tree, accompanied by a ding.
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*'''Downloads''' - An eagle catches the fish.
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*'''[[Downloads]]''' {{--}} As the fish jumps from the river, the eagle swoops in, catches the fish and screeches.
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*'''Store''' - It rains.
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*'''[[Store]]''' {{--}} It rains.
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*'''E-mail''' - A yodeler appears at the top of the mountain and shouts "Ricola!" through a large [[Wikipedia:Alpenhorn|Alpenhorn]].
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*'''[[Email|E-mail]]''' {{--}} A yodeler appears at the top of the mountain and shouts "Ricola!" through a large [[Wikipedia:Alphorn|Alphorn]].
==Fun Facts==
==Fun Facts==
===Remarks===
===Remarks===
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* The eagles are not the same. Press "Toons" and "Downloads" quickly enough and you can see both eagles in the sky together.
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*Until the [[post-Flash site update]], this and [[Main Page 3]] were the only two main pages to have just "Homestar Runner" as the page title.
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*This and [[Main Page 3]] are the only two main pages to have just "Homestar Runner" as the page title.
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*The rain is silent. There are also no clouds when it is raining.
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*The yodeler, like Homestar, does not seem to have [[Lack of Visible Arms|visible arms]] to hold up the horn.
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*The call of the eagle is actually that of a {{wp|Red-tailed hawk}}, often used in media instead of an eagle's call because it sounds more dramatic.
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*In real life, bald eagles are found only in North America.
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===Goofs===
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*The eagle flies in front of the border, but behind the "First Time Here?" button.
===Inside References===
===Inside References===
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* Homestar wears [[Strong Sad]]'s lederhosen in the toon [[In Search Of The Yello Dello DVD]].
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* Homestar wears [[Strong Sad]]'s lederhosen in the toon [[In Search Of The Yello Dello DVD]], quite possibly the inspiration for this main page.
===Real-World References===
===Real-World References===
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* [http://www.ricola.com/ Ricola] is a brand of cough drops from Switzerland, whose commercials actually used to feature people hollering the brand name from the top of a mountain.
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* {{wp|Ricola}} is a brand of cough drops from {{wp|Switzerland}}, whose commercials actually used to feature people hollering the brand name from the top of a mountain. While the Alpenhorn held by the yodeler is also a nod to the Ricola commercials, the commercial featured one yodeler to yell the brand name and another to play the horn from atop a hill.
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* The page title refers to the Austrian [[Wikipedia:Trapp Family|von Trapp family]] of singers.
===Fast Forward===
===Fast Forward===
* The alps scene is used as a backdrop in [[the show]].
* The alps scene is used as a backdrop in [[the show]].
* A [[Powered by The Cheat]]-style background of the alps is shown in [[Experimental Film]].
* A [[Powered by The Cheat]]-style background of the alps is shown in [[Experimental Film]].
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* The clothes Homestar wears reappear in [[original]].
==External links==
==External links==
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*[[HR:main2.html|go to Main Page 2]]
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{{nextlinks|main/2|old=main2|action=go to}}
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*[[HR:main2.swf|view the Flash file for Main Page 2]]
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{{missinginfo|release date}}
{{Main Page}}
{{Main Page}}
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[[Category: Main Pages]]
[[Category: Main Pages]]

Current revision as of 18:30, 3 August 2024

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Homestar Runner is in the mountains, complete with Alpine attire.

Cast (in order of appearance): Homestar Runner

Places: The Alps

Icon: Mountains

Page Title: The Homestar Von Trapper Family Singers!

Earlier Page Title: Homestar Runner

Earlier Earlier Page Title: Homestar Runner dot Com!!!

Contents

[edit] Button Effects

  • Toons — A bald eagle flies by.
  • Games — A fish jumps out of and back into the river.
  • Characters — One of the trees in the background becomes decorated bottom-to-top like a Christmas tree, accompanied by a ding.
  • Downloads — As the fish jumps from the river, the eagle swoops in, catches the fish and screeches.
  • Store — It rains.
  • E-mail — A yodeler appears at the top of the mountain and shouts "Ricola!" through a large Alphorn.

[edit] Fun Facts

[edit] Remarks

  • Until the post-Flash site update, this and Main Page 3 were the only two main pages to have just "Homestar Runner" as the page title.
  • The rain is silent. There are also no clouds when it is raining.
  • The yodeler, like Homestar, does not seem to have visible arms to hold up the horn.
  • The call of the eagle is actually that of a Red-tailed hawk, often used in media instead of an eagle's call because it sounds more dramatic.
  • In real life, bald eagles are found only in North America.

[edit] Goofs

  • The eagle flies in front of the border, but behind the "First Time Here?" button.

[edit] Inside References

[edit] Real-World References

  • Ricola is a brand of cough drops from Switzerland, whose commercials actually used to feature people hollering the brand name from the top of a mountain. While the Alpenhorn held by the yodeler is also a nod to the Ricola commercials, the commercial featured one yodeler to yell the brand name and another to play the horn from atop a hill.
  • The page title refers to the Austrian von Trapp family of singers.

[edit] Fast Forward

[edit] External links

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